Where does “талибан” come from?
талибан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Pashto طالبان, from Arabic طالب, from Arabic طَلَبَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
талибан (Serbo-Croatian): Taliban
Definitions
- Taliban
Ancestry of “талибан”, step by step
талибан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pashto طالبان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashto | طالبان | students, seekers |
| 2 | Arabic | طالب | seeker, pursuer; student, scholar; claimant |
| 3 | Arabic | طَلَبَ | to demand, ask, beg; to seek, to request, etc |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via Serbo-Croatian та́либ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | та́либ | — |